The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-05-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Machinery for Testing Dairy Products.

Machinery for Testing Dairy Products.
The Minnesota dairy commissioner is
making even more extensive preparations
for the testing and analysis OF butter, cream
and milk. A room in the basement OF the
capitol building is to be devoted wholly to
the experimentation, and the work will be
under the charge Of u competent chemist.
The following is IL list of the more impor-
tant pieces to be put into use as soon as
the room can be fitted up:
Ono Becker's No. 7 balance, a number
OF Becker No. weights, two water baths,
two seven-inch tripods, two iron percolater
stands, one burette stand, two funnel
stands. one drying oven, three Bunsen
burners, twenty-five feet rubber tubing,
clamps, water glasses and glass tunnels,
two retorts, one Iiebigs condenser. wash
bottles, evaporating dishes, three horn
spatulas, two Berlin porcelain cIucibles.
two pipettes. fiitering paper. platinum foil,
forceps, triansles. one specific gravity bot
tie, brushes, bottles, etc, etc.
A number Of tables will be placed in the
room, and water and gas have yet to be
put in before active operations can he be-
gun. This move on the part OF the depart
ment will give it facilities it has never
known before for complete, thorough and
regular analysis. The pair OF Becker bal
ances noted above alone cost $S5, and
oNcE %SOO iuo DCCh CApClhiCo Al oAO PuA-
chase OF the mere apparatus.
Albert Lea has been surprised by the ar.
rest OF u young couple on the charge OF in
fanticide.
st. Cloud Special: The state board oil di-
rectors OF the reformatory were here and
inspected the grounds.
Andrew Leddy, pioneer settler in Mt.
Pleasant, near Lake City, died aged 81.
The residence OF Daniel O'Leary, in Lake
township near Lake City. was burned.
Loss, 81, 800; insured i. $500 in the Fire
and Marine OF st. Paul.
Thomas Burke and John Riley make
murtlerous attack upon John Finnley OF
st. Paul-Riley thrusts a knife four times
into his victims body.
Owatonna Special: The Milwaukee depot
burned. The fire started from an engine.
The building was only an old shell, and the
loss on freight is So, ,O0Oto S5, 600. The st.
Paul mail bag made up here was burned
with it's contents, and most OF the baggage
was consumed.
Charles and Bertha Hegener were brought
up before Judge Wilkin at st. Paul, and
when the charge OF manslaughter in the
first degree was read they pleaded not guilty.
AS they had counsel, Messrs. Erwin and
hydH-Gucy were IOO lutSllOHeu Oy tHo
court who demanded $4,000 bail, which
was furnished by Messrs. Holmes and Schle-
ner; who had signed the former bonds.
The two.great feather weight pugilists,
Tommy Warren and Danforth, finally
signed articles for another contest in Min
neapolis.
The state has invested money i'll APP
paratus with which to Scientifically test
cream and butter at the State Capital:
Frank Getchell, aged twelve, son OF j. B.
Getchell, farmer living two miles north OF
st. Cloud was drowned in the dam near
the Normal home.
John Guirney sues the Manitoba road
for So, 600 for false Imprisonment. Plain
tiff ayers that he was in the employ OF the
Northern Pacific road and resisted the e.
forts OF the defendent company to make a
crossing at Jamestown, and was locked in
jail for simply performing his duty.
Mrs. J. II. Kinne OF Royalton, was burn
ed to death recently. While sitting near
the stove by some means her clothing
took fire.
Freeborn county has genuine case OF
leprosy, discovered in the town OF Rice
land, eight or ten miles from Albert Lea.
The patient is a woman between thirty and
forty years old. She has had children
ansethetic stage, feeling OF numbness per.
vading the extremities. All the fingers and
most of the toes are sore, while large scars
may be seen upon the arms, the result ol
burns received because OF this numb con-
dition.
At Ortonyille, the Godfrey House, barn.
the plow factory OF A. Enquist, a portion
OF the Charles Belcher lumber yard and
several out-buildings were consumed:
At a special election held at Fergus Falls
, by Company Second Lieut.. James T.
Cowie was made first lieutenant, succeeding
George w. Boyington, resigned and Pri.
vate T. A. Tarr was elected second lieu
tenant.
Congressman Lind has appointed Aaron
c. Pearson OF st. Peter to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignatio of Z. f. Soaring,
as cadet at the military academy at West
Point.
At Austin, r. L. English and Louisa
Hanson, arrested on q charge OF murder.
| ing their illegitimate infant, hal hearing
before ustice Parker. At the conclusion
of the evidence for the prosecution, W. O.
McAdam, counsel for the defense, made q
motion to discharge the prisoners, which
motion the court granted:
| At Saltwater, Staples Foundry was
| consumed with engines, machinery, fix
/ lures and patterns: Total loss about
| SIS, ,OOO insurance $40, 500. The lessees
Swain & Anderson. lose $4,000, insured
for $500. The cause OF the fire is unknown.
The foundry has been in operation II
| years.
! Grand Forks Special: The barn OF Hal.
vor T. Haroldson, two miles south
OF the city, was destroyed by
fire with it's contents consisting of 6OC
/ h., a, g ,yb Q00 h,,ch of fo for
tons OF hay and u new self-binder. Loss
81, 200; partially covered by insurance:
! William Sutton was buried alive in a
sewer excavation at ST. Paul, and Charles
Bowen Ges from injuries received from be
ing caught by q belt and hurled around Z
pulley.
The State of Minnesota has entered up
| on the thirtieth year OF it's statehood, haV
ing been admitted to the Union May IL
1853. The chief executive Of the state its
first year was Gov Henry NJ. Sibley, who
however, did not take his office until May
"a OF that year. The other state officers
who were in the high official positions o
the state twenty y-nine years ago this mQntl
were William Holcomb, lieutenant govern
or; Francis Baasen, secretary OF state
George W. Armstrong, treasurer. W. F
Dunbar, auditor; Charles H. Berry, attor
ney general; w. F. Wheeler, governors pFi
vate secretary.
The Manitoba road desires to correct
mistat tement that has been published +,
the effect that it no longer sells round tril
tickets. 1t sells round trip tickets betweai
/ all points at one and one-halffar excep
between st. Paul. and Minneapolis.
st. Charles Special: A house. barn ant
granary, with 700 bushels OF oats, on
farm belonging to r. III. Williams wer
burned. Loss, s1,5Qo; fully covered b,
insurance:
AT 0watonna Sylvester McNitt and wifi
were badly hurt by being thrown from
th ir buggy by q runaway team.
An eighty ear old son Of Ole 0. Running
living on farm near Whalan, Fillmore Co.
dropped q loaded revolver which he ha,
found in n drawer on the floor, dischargin
the weapon. The ball entered the brail
OF a two-year-old brother, killing him in
stanty.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul will resum
the issue OF "milling in transit" at st. Pau
and Minneapolis as soon as the tariffs ca
be printed.
! saltwater and Washinston are mutuall,